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a pure forest on the boundary between the Conifer and broad 

 leaved tree regions. The trunk is here so large as to attain a 

 diameter of even 15 ft. 



llllciuni Linn. 



In this genus, /. anlsatum. Linn.'^ has been tlie only species 

 recorded from Formosa. We have another plant from tlie higli 

 elevations of the island. The specimens, however, are all want- 

 ing of flowers, so that accurate identification is impossible. 



lUicium sp. Folia versus apicem ramorum pleruraque appro- 

 ximata opposita vel sub-verticillata petiolata, petiolis li cm. longis, 

 superne sulcatis subtus convexis crassis, laminis oblongis oblongo- 

 ellipticis vel obovatis utrinque attenuatis vel apice cuspidato- 

 acuminatis integris coriaceis, superne nitidis et laite viridibus 

 subtus pallidioribus, 10-12 cm. longis 3-4 cm. latis, nervo medio 

 crasso leviter prominulo, venis lateralibus evanidis. Pedunculi 

 circ. 4 cm. longi. Carpella plerumque 13, libera, stylo breviore 

 extrorsum recurvato. Semina oblonga compressa 1) nnn. longa 

 6 mm. lata. 



Hab. in montibus ccntralibus, ad 8000 ped., alt., leg. U. Mori, 

 Nov. 1906, (No. 1918); in monte Morrison, ad 6500 ped. alt., leg. 

 T. Kawakami et U. Moki, (No. 2028) ; Tozan et Arisan, in montibus 

 Morrison, leg. CI. Nakahara, Oct. 1900. 



The carpels are, in most cases, thirteen, in which respect, it 

 resembles very much /. Tashirol Maxim.^' 



Kadsura Juss. 

 Kadsura japonica Linn. ; DC. Prodr. I. p. 83 ; MiQ. Prol. Fl. .T.ip. 



1) Matsum. et Hayata, Eunm. PI. Formos. p. 9. 



2) R. Matsuda, in TOkyo liot. Mu-^. X\I. p. 'ilJ. 



